Industry News for Performance Health

Announcing New Thera-Band® Hand Xtrainer

The ultimate hand therapy tool: fun, versatile, clean and professional, and ideal for home exercise.

Akron, Ohio – November 16, 2011 – Performance Health is pleased to announce the availability
of the new Thera-Band® Hand Xtrainer (pronounced Cross-Trainer).

"This is the product practitioners have been asking for," stated Anna Schrock, Sr. Product
Manager at Performance Health. "They wanted a tool that supports a broad range of hand therapy
exercise and strengthening, is great for home exercise and can be cleaned easily between uses. The new
Thera-Band Hand Xtrainers were designed to offer all that and more at an affordable price. We're excited
about this new offering and the strong positive customer feedback the line has already received."

Available in four progressive resistance levels, the Hand Xtrainer supports a broad range of
finger, hand, wrist and forearm exercises, making it an ideal replacement to putty and an economical
alternative to hand extensors. Its intuitive design with built-in recovery allows for optimal form with
applications ranging from rehab to stretching and strength training.

The Hand Xtrainer's patented latex-free formula supports both hot and cold therapy, so it feels
more comfortable in patients' hands, including those with latex sensitivities. It's truly a cross-functional
device as it supports virtually all hand, finger, wrist and forearm exercises—flexion, extension, isolation,
stretching and eccentric. The Xtrainer's ability to return to its existing shape allows the user to perform
repeated extension and pinch exercises without having to stop to remold the material. The four levels of
progression enable customization by the practitioner while providing motivation for the patient with
visual validation of their progress.